They claim these patents:<br><a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=BYoGAAAAEBAJ&dq=6,219,045">Scalable Virtual World Chat Client-Server System</a><br><a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=wv5-AAAAEBAJ&dq=7,181,690">System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space</a>.<br>
<br>Does that mean, they claim patents over like every general virtual world system out there? <br>Meaning every open source vw could be sued by them? Would that even be possible? Madness :S<br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
2008/12/12 Ryan McDougall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sempuki1@gmail.com">sempuki1@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
The patent system encourages wilful ignorance. Go not forth and remain ignorant!<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 4:21 AM, Frisby, Adam <<a href="mailto:adam@deepthink.com.au">adam@deepthink.com.au</a>> wrote:<br>
> Just a small casual reminder for software developers, if you go looking at<br>
> software patents and then write infringing code, you may face treble<br>
> damages. For that reason it's oft recommended that you wait for the person<br>
> making claims of infringement to come to you first, as right now as best<br>
> we're aware, OpenSim isn't patent encumbered.<br>
><br>
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><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Adam<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> From: <a href="mailto:opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de">opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de</a><br>
> [mailto:<a href="mailto:opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de">opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de</a>] On Behalf Of Sean Hennessee<br>
> Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2008 4:15 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br>
> Subject: [Opensim-dev] [Fwd: [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now pay up!]<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Hopefully this won't affect OpenSim, but it might!<br>
> ~Sean<br>
><br>
> -------- Original Message --------<br>
><br>
> Subject:<br>
><br>
> [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now pay up!<br>
><br>
> Date:<br>
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> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:01:48 -0500<br>
><br>
> From:<br>
><br>
> AJ<br>
><br>
> Reply-To:<br>
><br>
> SL Educators <<a href="mailto:educators@lists.secondlife.com">educators@lists.secondlife.com</a>><br>
><br>
> To:<br>
><br>
> SL Educators <<a href="mailto:educators@lists.secondlife.com">educators@lists.secondlife.com</a>><br>
><br>
> Is Worlds.com trying to out Blackboard Blackboard?<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/12/worldscom-hires-ip-firm-for-licensing-to-begin-contacting-virtual-world-companies-shortly.html" target="_blank">http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/12/worldscom-hires-ip-firm-for-licensing-to-begin-contacting-virtual-world-companies-shortly.html</a><br>

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> --<br>
> AJ Kelton<br>
><br>
> Second Life Project Coordinator<br>
> College of Education and Human Services, MSU<br>
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